Motherland

These new lines on my face Spell out "girl pick up your pace If you want to stay true to what your younger self would do" And this kink in my walk Makes me focus when I talk If I can't trust my feet Then it's my tongue I choose to keep And I walk slow so I can read Let my head fall, my hips lead Why'd you write the words so small? Did you fool me, are they words at all? Or are you pulling down the veil Keeping grounded as you set my sail? By the time I pull it off All my innocence is lost And oh I'm good, I think I'm good Will I be great, will I be great? Is it money I wanna make or is it sweet love For his sake? And these new parts I now need To help me function, help me feed They are beyond my modest earnings Oh the girls they keep turning up the heat As if it's cold But I'm hot, too hot to hold I'll burn a hole right through the hull When will I Ever see the land? Will I ever see the land? Oh water can't revive me I need dirt in my hand Will I ever see the land? Will I ever see the land? Oh the ground will give me something I know that it can See I have charm and I have sight And I always try and do what's right But I have faults you know it's true Especially when it comes to treating you well I will work when all my thoughts are mine again See I was sure at the start, turns out I tried too hard And oh I'm good, I think I'm good Will I be great, will I be great? Is it money I wanna make or is it sweet love For his sake? When will I Ever see the land? Will I ever see the land? Oh water can't revive me I need dirt in my hand Will I ever see the land? Will I ever see the land? Oh the ground will give me something I know that it can